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 * Copyright 2010 the original author or authors.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package org.I0Itec.zkclient;

/**
 * Updates the data of a znode. This is used together with {@link ZkClient#updateDataSerialized(String, DataUpdater)}.
 * 
 * @param <T>
 */
public interface DataUpdater<T extends Object> {

    /**
     * Updates the current data of a znode.
     * 
     * @param currentData
     *            The current contents.
     * @return the new data that should be written back to ZooKeeper.
     */
    public T update(T currentData);

}
